1950 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1950 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 18 – October 7, 1950
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY) NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Detroit Tigers
NL champions	Philadelphia Phillies
NL runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Philadelphia Phillies
Finals MVP	Jerry Coleman (NYY)
MLB seasons
← 1949 1951 →

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.

The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[1]^[2] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.^[3]

Awards and honors

MLB Most Valuable Player Award
- AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS
- NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P
MLB Rookie of the Year Award
- Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
- Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Red Rolfe, Detroit Tigers

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	56	0.636	—	53–24	45–32
Detroit Tigers	95	59	0.617	3	50–30	45–29
Boston Red Sox	94	60	0.610	4	55–22	39–38
Cleveland Indians	92	62	0.597	6	49–28	43–34
Washington Senators	67	87	0.435	31	35–42	32–45
Chicago White Sox	60	94	0.390	38	35–42	25–52
St. Louis Browns	58	96	0.377	40	27–47	31–49
Philadelphia Athletics	52	102	0.338	46	29–48	23–54

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	0.591	—	48–29	43–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	0.578	2	48–30	41–35
New York Giants	86	68	0.558	5	44–32	42–36
Boston Braves	83	71	0.539	8	46–31	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	0.510	12½	48–28	30–47
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	0.431	24½	38–38	28–49
Chicago Cubs	64	89	0.418	26½	35–42	29–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	0.373	33½	33–44	24–52

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	Philadelphia Phillies	0

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Billy Goodman (BSR)	.354
HR	Al Rosen (CLE)	37
RBI	Walt Dropo (BSR) Vern Stephens (BSR)	144
R	Dom DiMaggio (BSR)	131
H	George Kell (DET)	218
SB	Dom DiMaggio (BSR)	15

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Bob Lemon (CLE)	23
L	Alex Kellner (PHA)	20
ERA	Early Wynn (CLE)	3.20
K	Bob Lemon (CLE)	170
IP	Bob Lemon (CLE)	288.0
SV	Mickey Harris (WSH)	15

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Stan Musial (SLC)	.346
HR	Ralph Kiner (PIT)	47
RBI	Del Ennis (PHP)	126
R	Earl Torgeson (BSB)	120
H	Duke Snider (BKN)	199
SB	Sam Jethroe (BSB)	35

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Warren Spahn (BSB)	21
L	Bob Rush (CHC)	20
ERA	Sal Maglie (NYG)	2.71
K	Warren Spahn (BSB)	191
IP	Vern Bickford (BSB)	311.2
SV	Jim Konstanty (PHP)	22

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill	Finished 3rd
Chicago White Sox	Jack Onslow and Red Corriden
Cleveland Indians	Lou Boudreau
Detroit Tigers	Red Rolfe	Finished 2nd
New York Yankees	Casey Stengel	Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Zack Taylor
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Billy Southworth
Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton	Finished 2nd
Chicago Cubs	Frankie Frisch
Cincinnati Reds	Luke Sewell
New York Giants	Leo Durocher	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies	Eddie Sawyer	Won Pennant
Pittsburgh Pirates	Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
New York Yankees^[4]	98	1.0%	2,081,380	-8.9%	27,031
Detroit Tigers^[5]	95	9.2%	1,951,474	7.2%	24,092
Cleveland Indians^[6]	92	3.4%	1,727,464	-22.7%	22,435
Boston Red Sox^[7]	94	-2.1%	1,344,080	-15.8%	17,456
Philadelphia Phillies^[8]	91	12.3%	1,217,035	48.5%	15,603
Brooklyn Dodgers^[9]	89	-8.2%	1,185,896	-27.4%	15,204
Pittsburgh Pirates^[10]	57	-19.7%	1,166,267	-19.5%	15,146
Chicago Cubs^[11]	64	4.9%	1,165,944	2.0%	14,948
St. Louis Cardinals^[12]	78	-18.8%	1,093,411	-23.6%	14,387
New York Giants^[13]	86	17.8%	1,008,878	-17.2%	13,275
Boston Braves^[14]	83	10.7%	944,391	-12.7%	11,954
Chicago White Sox^[15]	60	-4.8%	781,330	-16.6%	9,890
Washington Senators^[16]	67	34.0%	699,697	-9.2%	8,970
Cincinnati Reds^[17]	66	6.5%	538,794	-23.9%	7,089
Philadelphia Athletics^[18]	52	-35.8%	309,805	-62.1%	4,023
St. Louis Browns^[19]	58	9.4%	247,131	-8.8%	3,340

References

^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

1950 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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